tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579705626818354150.post7632964333197009730..comments2019-05-16T00:59:19.048-04:00Comments on Titanic Deck Chairs: The Anti-Concept of Human RightsC. Augusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05860759500684485756noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579705626818354150.post-35223011779871231352008-06-05T09:42:00.000-04:002008-06-05T09:42:00.000-04:00Someone actually asked you to stop saying "individ...Someone actually asked you to stop saying "individual rights" in conversation? You were threatening his carefully constructed worldview based on wishing and evasion, weren't you? That's not very nice. I'm sure he worked very hard trying to not really think about things.<BR/><BR/>On a "crazy things people say in arguments" tangent, I remember having a heated conversation about religion in C. Augusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05860759500684485756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579705626818354150.post-40617978506552815122008-06-04T20:50:00.000-04:002008-06-04T20:50:00.000-04:00Great post, C. August. It’s an important point yo...Great post, C. August. It’s an important point you make about the ambiguity of terms that are thrown around and swallowed uncritically by the average person. Who would argue against human rights? And yet, when you see the particulars that are associated with these “human rights,” it becomes clear that the very opposite of individual rights is intended.<BR/><BR/>For that reason, I generally Stephen Bourquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13699468585645166392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579705626818354150.post-31864338192360380572008-06-02T13:40:00.000-04:002008-06-02T13:40:00.000-04:00Thanks Monica. The openly contradictory nature of...Thanks Monica. The openly contradictory nature of the Universal Declaration is truly astounding, isn't it? Thanks for calling out the education example. What a piece of work that is.<BR/><BR/>Everyone has a right to education, and it must be free, and kids HAVE TO go to the free elementary schools, and governments (taxpayers) must provide any kind of school that the parents want. The NYC and C. Augusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05860759500684485756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579705626818354150.post-25877125063045637642008-05-30T17:16:00.000-04:002008-05-30T17:16:00.000-04:00Excellent!You already did a good job of pointing o...Excellent!<BR/><BR/>You already did a good job of pointing out the contradictions, but there a couple I have to point out in addition.... "Elementary education shall be compulsory." vs. "Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children."<BR/><BR/>HUH? What if they choose none? Or a madrassah? Urgh.<BR/><BR/><BR/>And then there's that part at the Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10223664599729768316noreply@blogger.com